The 8th version of the Panama Jazz Festival is back again. That time again when the streets of Panama City are flooded with the sound of poignant notes coming from multiple saxophones, pianos and trumpets.

The Jazz Festival will run from January 10th until January 15th. As usual the center stage will be Panama’s Old Quarter where Teatro Nacional and the Fundación Danilo Perez are located. It is a week long jazz fest with concerts, jazz clinics, auditions for international music scholarships, among other events.

Last year more than 22,000 people attended the event including tourists from around the world. Every year the Jazz Festival is dedicated to an outstanding jazz musician and this year it honors Vitin Paz.

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